My writing partner and I are both working on books about our immigrant families, but they have an MFA and literary connections while I'm self-taught, and we're realizing how differently the publishing world receives us even when our stories are equally compelling.
More people experience this than they realize.
Cultural institutions perpetuate class hierarchies through credentialism that can divide even collaborative creative partnerships.
“Where Are You with Social mobility and identity shift?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.